What color is #AEACA3?

#AEACA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEACA3?

The RGB value is 174, 172, 163: 174 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEACA3?

The complementary color is #A3A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEACA3 color

#AEACA3 rgb(174, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEACA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (174, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 6% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#AEACA3 color codes

HEX	`#AEACA3`
RGB	`rgb(174, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 6%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 6%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -0.93, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 4.96, 100.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.818, 41.148, 40.541)`
Decimal	`11447459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEACA3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AEACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AEACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaca3; }
.text { color: #aeaca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaca3, #abaea3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #AEACA3?: #AEACA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEACA3?: The RGB value is 174, 172, 163: 174 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEACA3?: The complementary color is #A3A5AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.